Earl Alton Johnson

[Clark Funeral Home]

Earl Alton Johnson, age 71, of Douglasville, GA (Paulding County), passed away Monday, March 14, 2011. He was born January 20, 1940, in Valley City, ND, and was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence & Alma Gertz Johnson, and a brother, Clayton Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a Viet Nam veteran of the U. S. Army. He was a broadcast engineer, previously with WXIA and retired from the Fox Entertainment Group.

He was a member of Missouri Synod Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy Ann Johnson; sons, Timothy Earl Johnson & Taylor George of Douglasville, GA, and William E. Birdsong, III & Michelle Matthews of Douglasville, GA; daughter & son-in-law, Melanie Dene Donaldson & husband, Thomas of Douglasville, GA; brothers & sisters-in-law, Merle & Carol Johnson of North Dakota, and Milton & Connie Johnson of Lavonia, MI; sister & brother-in-law, Clarice & Bernard Heckman of Valley City, ND; Joyce Johnson of Valley City, ND; brother-in-law, Joseph Carlisle, Jr. of Las Vegas, NV; sister-in-law, Linda & Leon Hatcher of Waycross, GA; father-in-law, Joseph Carlisle, Sr. of Douglasville, GA; grandchildren, Leah & A. J. Mitchell, David Birdsong, Brooke Donaldson, Laura Donaldson, April Donaldson, Sara Birdsong, Brenden Matthews, Elizabeth Birdsong and Rylan Miller; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be Thursday, March 17, 2011, at 10:00 AM, from Clark Funeral Home, with Brother Earl Schaffer and Ricky Gray officiating. Interment will follow in Georgia National Cemetery at 1:00 PM.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 400 Perimeter Center Terrace NE #750, Atlanta, GA 30346.

Clark Funeral Home, Hiram, GA, is in charge of the arrangements.

(www.samclarkfuneralhome.com)

Edited March 16, 2011 by Clark Funeral Home

[storylady]

Earl was such a nice man. Nancy, Tim and all the family are in my prayers.